Book description
What does opus' literally mean? Which fruit was included in the
title of an opera by Prokofiev? What was a Schubertiad”? With
questions for the novice, the enthusiast and the downright expert, The
Classic FM Quiz Book is guaranteed to set your musical knowledge
a-quaver as you pit wits against Quick Fire, Famous Quotations, True
or False, Film Scores, Name the Year, Name the Composer, Classical
Oddities and many more family-friendly rounds. The perfect companion
for any quizmaster looking to bring a little extra something to the
quiz night; families looking to see, once and for all, who really is
the best; classical music buffs; and listeners who like to have their
knowledge expanded in the quiz's playful manner, The Classic FM Quiz
Book provides over 1,150 questions to get you thinking. ...fortunately
it provides the answers too!
Darren Henley is the Managing Director of Global Radio's national
classical music station, Classic FM. His radio programmes have been
honoured at the Sony Radio Academy Awards and he was named Commercial
Radio Programmer of the Year in 2009. Darren's independent review into
the funding and delivery of music education in England for the
Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and
Sport, resulted in the country's first National Plan for Music
Education. He has since authored a further independent review for the
government into all aspects of Cultural Education in England. Darren is
a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Radio Academy, an
Honorary Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University, an Honorary
Fellow of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and a Companion
of the Chartered Management Institute. This is his twenty-second book
about classical music and musicians.
